Learn how to draw step by step

Even if you have never picked up a pencil before, you can learn how to draw like a professional!

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How to Draw Step by Step - Lets Draw pencil drawing course contents:

Learn what equipment you will need for pencil drawing and how cheap this hobby really is.

Learn how to sharpen your pencils correctly by sharpening the four different pencil points we use in pencil drawing. We then learn about the 4 different ways to hold your pencil while drawing and when to use each.

In this class you will learn how to erase and smudge correctly and what not to do so you avoid disasters. We thenerase a pretty sunset scene.

Next you will learn how to use your pencils correctly and when to use each pencil. There are four basic strokes you need to master in order to draw successfully. We then also draw a tonal chart.

In this lesson you learn how to bring your drawings to life by correctly using light, shadows and reflected light in your drawing. You will learn the difference between them and how to use each correctly.

Learn the 3 easy ways used to transfer the image you are working from to your drawing paper.

In this lesson we put our shading and stroke knowledge into practice by drawing these delicious berries.

This lesson is all about planes, what they are and how they help us draw. We draw these rocks for practice

Cross hatching is an awesome technique for drawing quickly, we get a feel for the technique by drawing our coffee cups

Now that we know how to cross hatch we draw this cute little teddy bear

Another quick drawing technique is scumbling. You will learn the 5 different scumbling techniques and then put it into practice by drawing a goldfish

In order to create all the textures we see around us, we need to learn 14 new techniques as well as the power of negative shapes

In this lesson we put our texture techniques into practice by drawing an old, rickety barn

Next we learn how to break down a complex scene into easy to draw shapes so that we can redraw complex scenes

Then we learn how persepctive works so that we can place any object into any drawing and it will fit in perfectly

There are many ways to resize a picture so that it fits our drawing paper, in this lesson we learn 7 of these techniques

The grid may be as ancient as the hills, but few artists really know how to use it correctly. This lesson makes the grid easy

We learn how to draw animals with short fur, long hair, hide, feathers, wool, and whiskers. We then practice one of the techniques by drawing a squirrel

Next we draw this friendly horse to get some more practice drawing animal textures

A little bit of theory in this lesson. We learn about the crucial vanishing points and how to draw using them. Lots of practical exercises.

We learn how to compose a still life, redraw it using the proportional divider and then draw a thumbnail sketch

This is our first day outdoors, so we venture into the garden to draw what we see. You will learn how to redraw using your pencil to measure. Nolan demonstrates how to draw this wheelbarrow garden.

Artists always struggle with drawing trees. In this lesson you will learn some amazing tricks which will allow you to draw trees that look like you have sketched in every leaf

We go on a field trip in this lesson. Learn what to take with when drawing outdoors and how to choose what to draw. There is a practical demo of a seascape in this class

Our final drawing of the course is all about drawing flowers. Learn not only how to draw them, but also the secret "sauce" that you need to look out for to make them realistic.

No drawing course is complete without learning how to protect and frame your drawings, so a perfect ending to a perfect course

To anybody thats thinking about taking the pencil drawing course with Nolan and The Paint Basket.

Don't think, just do it!

In this course you learn about everything and then some...After the course I couldn't believe that I was able to draw so well. Paint Basket really leaves nothing out of this course and the tutoring is the best I have ever experienced

Dalene - South Africa

I learnt so much is this drawing course. I had fast responses to any questions I had. I felt that Nolan was really interested in you learning and understanding the material. And I especially enjoyed it when Dennis was a quest teacher. The warmth that was generated by Nolan and Dennis made one feel so good about the course. It is such a joy to learn from people that have a sense of humour and really enjoy passing on their expertise. No sale pitch just wanting to help you learn....rare these days. Thank youMarguerite - Canada

What you get on the How to Draw Step by Step - Lets Draw pencil drawing course :

Watch the course lesson videos at any time, as often as you want- Videos are usually around 10-20 minutes each. There is no better way to learn than by seeing how to do it, so we have added over 5 hours of video to the course.

Full Colour pdf notes (over 300 pages), with as many photos and drawings as required to show you EXACTLY how to do each step.

Step by step instructions on how to draw every lesson and more.

Practical exercises as well as the theory are covered so you gain the ability and confidence to draw subjects outside of the course material.

Access to our special How to Draw forum where you can post your course drawings for our personal feedback and suggestions.

Post your course questions in the dedicated forum and we answer them for you.

and much much more.

Even experienced artists say they learn a heap of new techniques on this course.

Without fail, every single person that has learnt to draw on our course has improved their drawing skills dramatically. We get such awesome results not only because of the quality of the course material, but because of the special techniques we use to teach our students. After conducting and fine tuning this course for over 20 years, we have developed special techniques to actually teach anybody to draw like a professional. Take a look at the progress of only a handful of the thousands of students that have already been on the course (you can click on the drawings to enlarge them) :

(Your results may vary depending on the effort you put into each drawing, how well you have grasped and executed the techniques and how long you have been drawing.
Remember practice makes perfect.)

This course has helped hundreds of new as well as experienced artists improve their art

So how much does it cost to be able to draw like this?

and this is what you get...

(Depiction only : What you receive may differ depending on the course option you have chosen)

That's 27 pdf course lessons - 300 full colour pages packed with the best step by step pencil drawing lessons in the world

Handouts

Reference Pictures

40 Step by Step videos to watch as often as you want - over 5 hours of pencil drawing video lessons

Why Wait? Learn to Draw Today!

I have been drawing for several years mostly by using the grid method to resize small pictures. I have never taken drawing lessons before but I have watched drawing videos on line. But doing this course is giving me a solid foundation and is helping me to see mistakes I have made in the past and I can see how I can improve. I also find the forum feedback extremely motivating and very useful. Thank you Nolan and Dennis, you are great teachers. I find the way they presented each lesson was very down to earth and easy to follow.

Dorothy - Australia

This course has given me the confidence to keep on drawing. When I first started, I felt like my drawings were worse than a 3 y/o. After almost completing this course, I now see that, although I'm no Leonardo Da'Vinci, I can at least produce drawings that are recognizable and somewhat pleasing to look at. Also, I have noticed that I look at things differently. I have started seeing shadows and edges on everyday things and thinking they might be nice to draw.

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